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Notre Dame's Architectural Legacy
This religious center, cultural icon and UNESCO World Heritage Site is also an engineering marvel-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
With Widespread Deforestation, North Korea Faces an Environmental Crisis
Depleted topsoil from lost trees makes farming difficult, exacerbating hunger in the hermit state-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Weapons trade reveals a darker side to dark web
(Michigan State University) Debates over gun regulations make headlines across the world, but there's an underground operation for weapons that has drawn very little attention -- until now. Researchers from Michigan State University crept into t...
Pain Patients Get Relief from War on Opioids
U.S. agencies warn doctors not to abruptly cut off the medications for long-time users-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Mysterious river dolphin helps crack the code of marine mammal communication
(University of Vermont) The Araguaian river dolphin of Brazil was thought to be solitary with little social structure that would require communication. But researchers from the University of Vermont and the University of St. Andrews have discovered t...
Molecular target UNC45A is essential for cancer but not normal cell proliferation
(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Identifying a protein that plays a key role in cancer cell growth is a first step toward the development of a targeted cancer therapy. It is especially promising when this protein is dispensable for...
Experimental Gene Therapy Frees "Bubble-Boy" Babies from a Life of Isolation
Treatment restores immune-system function in young children with severe disorder-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
In distinguished company
(University of California - Santa Barbara) UC Santa Barbara professors Alison Butler, José Cabezón, Brenda Major and Rachel Segalman have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They join 210 other new fellows and international mem...
New book traces expeditions to test Einstein's theory of relativity
(University of Arkansas) No Shadow of a Doubt, a new book by University of Arkansas physicist Daniel Kennefick, tells the story of the researchers who confirmed Einstein's theory of relativity. The expeditions traveled to Brazil and Africa to co...
Gluten-Free Restaurant Foods Are Often Mislabeled
One in three gluten-free dishes tested at restaurants contained gluten—especially GF pizzas and pastas. Christopher Intagliata reports.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com